What is another word for antagonizes?

Pronunciation: [antˈaɡənˌa͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

Antagonizes is a verb that means to cause someone to feel hostile or angry towards someone or something. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of antagonizes, depending on the context of the sentence. Provoke, irk, provoke, enrage, incite, infuriate, and harass are some examples of synonyms for antagonizes. These words are often used to describe situations where someone is deliberately trying to upset or anger another person. By using synonyms for antagonizes, we can express the same meaning in a variety of ways, making our language more diverse and descriptive.

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Usage examples for Antagonizes

This criticism has at least the merit of intelligibility, for it directly antagonizes what was, without doubt, one main purpose with the revisers, namely, that of reviving respect for the rubrics by making compliance with their terms a more practicable thing.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
It antagonizes the highest and best interests of the world.
"The Jericho Road"
W. Bion Adkins
We perceive that Froebel strongly antagonizes the Roman postulate that knowledge should be imparted to boys according to a thoroughly tested method and succession approved by the mature human intellect, and which seem most useful to it for later life.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers

Famous quotes with Antagonizes

  • The creative person, the person who moves from an irrational source of power, has to face the fact that this power antagonizes. Under all the superficial praise of the creative is the desire to kill. It is the old war between the mystic and the nonmystic, a war to the death.
    May Sarton

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